Sanitary closet.



M. M. MARCUSE.

SANITARY CLOSET,

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1914.

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Mill. 1 8, 1919.

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M. M. MARCUSE. SANITARY CLOSET. APIPLICATION m zn JUNE 19, 19M.

Patented Mar. 18,1919.

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M. M. MARCUSE.

SANITARY CLOSET.

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Patented Mar. 18,1919.

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M. MPMARCUSE.

SANITARY CLOSET.

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Patented Mar. 18, 1919.

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COMPANY, OF NEW YORK,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR T0 WEST DISINFECTING N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

SANITARY CLOSET.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7

Patented Mar. 18, 1919.

Application filed. .Tune 10, 1914. Serial No. 844,206.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Mosns M. MARCUSE, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the city and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sanitary Closets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in sanitary closets with the followlng objects in view; providing means for disintegrating, agitating, liquefying and disinfecting one or more of the deposits usual to the proper use of the closet; providing a novel and sanitary device for separating the feces and urine, and retaining the same for a considerable length of time without objectionable odor and concealing from view the receptacle containing the foreign matter under certain conditions; attaining these sanitary benefits by mechanism capable of easy operation and simple in construction; providing a sanitary closet which will, when in use, automatically separatea greater or lesser proportion of the urine from the feces; providing a receptacle for the closet which may be easily removed to be, emptied or'may'be left in place and the liquid matter drawn olf; providing feces and urine chambers and an outlet passage. for either or both chambers; providing means for automatically discharging a predetermined amount of disinfectant into both chambers; providing a registering device for the disinfectant; and providing means for the subsequent treatment of the matter after it has 'been conveyed from the closet to a predetermined point.

Practical embodiments of my invention are represented in the accompanying drawings, in whichs Figure 1 represents a sectional view illustrating one method of treating the deposits usual to the proper use of a sanitary closet and discharging the same from the confines of the closet from one outlet leading from the urine chamber of the closet,

Fig. 2 represents a view of the same shoW=- ing the deposits being removed from two outlets leading, respectively, from the feces and urine chambers of the closet,

7, which is securely fixed to the casing Fig. 3 represents a view of the same showing the deposits being removed from one out let leading from the combined feces and urine chamber of the closet,

Fig. 4 represents a transverse vertical section taken from front to rear through the casing, several of the parts being broken away to show more clearly the parts beyond,

Fig. 5 represents a section taken in the plane of the line A-A of Fig. 4:,

Fig. 6 represents a plan view with certain of the parts being broken away to show other parts below,

Fig. 7 represents a the plane of the line ing the retarding device the cover, I i

Fig. 8 represents a detail central section showing the means of discharging the urine chamber,

Fig. 9 represents a taken in the plane of the line C.C of Fi .4,

Fig. 10 represents a vertical section ta en in the plane of the line D-D of Fig. 6, showing the disinfectant tank with its dellvgry and registering mechanism in section, an

Fig. 11 represents a development of the registering roll.

The casing of the closet is denoted by 1, 1ts base by 2, and a door 3, which is hinged at 4 to the casing.

A seat 5 is hinged at 6 to a back member 1 in any well known or approved manner. The seat 5 is provided with a hole 8 of the usual shape, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4.

A cover 9 is provided for closing upon the seat 5, which cover is also hinged at 6 to the back member 7. The cover 9 has secured to its under side an annular gasket 9* of rubber or other vmaterial, so located as to engage the seat 5 when closed and detail section taken in BB of Fig. 6, showfor the closing of form a seal between the cover and seat,

thereby preventing any odor from escaping between the same.

Between the seat 5 and the casing 1 there is located a plate 10 having a tubular body 1 depending therefrom, the lower edges of horizontal section which body are positely inclined. The plate is remova ly secured to the casing 1, which prevents the same from becoming displaced by any movement of the seat.

A pair of flaps l2, l3, fixed to rock shafts 14, 15, mounted in hangers 16, 17, 18, 19, depending from the plate 10, are arranged to close against the inclined loweredges of the tubular body 11, forming a bottom therefor. The inner end of the flap 12 is turneddownwardly to form eaves 20, and the inner end of the flap 13' formed :with a gutter '21. WVhen the flaps 12, 13, are closed,- the eaves nand gutter 21 coact to direct any liquid matter which falls upon the flaps into the gutter. The gutter and eaves are inclined rearwardly so as to cause the liquid matter which falls therein to he carried to the back and away from the gutter. The gutter extends a slight distance rearwardly beyond the flap 13 for directing the liquid matter into a receptacle, .which will be hereinafter explained.

To open the flaps 12, 13, I provide plungers 22, 23, arranged to engage arms 24, 25,

fixed to the rock shafts 14, 15, which plun gers project upwardly through the plate 10 and are adapted to engage the seat 5 so that when weight isapplied to the seat, such as a person using the closet, the plungers will ,be forced downwardly thereby rocking the shafts and opening the flaps.

.It will he understood that the weight of v a the seat alone is notssuflicient to open the flaps, but with the weight of the cover rests ing upon the seat the plungers will be forced down to the limit of their movement, when theseat will rest upon the plate 10. lVhen the cover is raised the flaps will be closed against the tubular body by springs'26 and weights 27. The springs 26 are mounted on the shafts 14, 15, at the sides of the flaps. The Weights 27 are affixed to the outer ends of the flaps, and like the springs, assist in 'making a complete closure of the flaps against the tubular body, lifting the 'plungers and the seat.

The position of the plungers with respect to the seat is such that iil-;W1ll require the combined weight of both the seat and cover or the weight of aperson on the seat toovercome the action of the springs and weights, forcing the flaps'to their open position.

The front plungers are under the control of the seat 5, and the rear plungers 23 are under the control of the cover 9.

When the cover is raised from the seat, it

takes the additional weight from the seat, and the flaps by their springs and weights immediately lose upon the tubular hodyand raise theseat.

A receptacle 28 is located within the "easing 1, and is provided with. a partition wall down to the pered blades 39 alternately arranged along the shafts 33, 34, so as to effect-ively'heat and break up the matter falling on the upwardly extended bottom 30.

A series of-small radial agitators40 are also mounted on the rock shafts 33, 34, to agitate the matter falling from the upwardly extended bottom 30- to the rounded corners.

Stationary breaker prongs 40* extend upwardly from the rounded; corners of the chamber 31 into the path of the agitators 40, and so coact therewith; breaking up any solid matter that falls to thesides of the chamber from the inclined bottom 30.

The rock shafts carrying the heaters and agitators are controlled and operated from of which rods are hinged toarms 45 carried by the rock'shafts 33, 34. The upper ends of the rods 41, 42, are each provided" with acap 46, 47, adapted to -he engaged by fork shaped members 48, which are connected to ,theplungers 22 by means'of depending arms 49, 50, fixed thereto. Thus it will be seen that as the plungers 22 are" raised by the lifting of the seat 5 and cover 9, the vertical rods will rock the shafts through the forked members and force the heaters and agitators position shown in dottedlines in Fig. 5.

The chamber 32 extends forwardly under the bottom 30, into which extension an entrance is effected by means of asflue'51 uprising from the bottom 30 to within a short distance from the top of the receptacle, the

purpose of the flue 51 being to receive any liquid matter which may he directed into a trough '52 fixed to the front ofthe-tuhular body. The trough 52 is provided with-an outlet at its lower end to. which is fixed a spout 53 to insure the liquid matter-falling directly into the -fiue 51.

To draw off {some of the liquid matter from the'receptacle28,I provide a cock controlled outlet-passage, suchasafspigbt 54 fixed in a recess 55hrthefront-wall'ofthe receptacle, which spigot connectswitha bypass 56, and to the lower end-'of'theflue 51.

VVhen the spigot 54 is turned "at right angles to thelposition' shown-in-dotted lines,

. flow the liquid falls, the the counterbalance,

Fig. 9,

I rom the urine chamber 32 to of the spigot, thereby removing a portion of the liquid matter from the chamber without removing the receptacle from the casing.

A stop 57, located inthe recess 55, arrests the outward movement of the spigot, or places the spigot in such a position that when the door is closed upon it, either by accident or intent, the spigot will be forced into the recess and the liquid matter cut off.

The partition wall 29 is provided near its top with a eries of holes 60 which serve as an overflow for the liquid matter. from one chamber to the other.

A disinfecting device discharging a predetermined amount of a disinfecting and liquefying agent into both the feces chamber and the urine chamber, is located within the casing 1 and is constructed and operated as follows: A discharging device, consisting of a tube 62. having a cup 63 at its inner end, is hinged intermediate of its ends to the side of a reservoir 64. The cup 63 is so arrangedthat when tilted it will pour its contents intothe tube 62, which will :pass into a receiver 65 fixed to theoutside of the reservoir. This receiver 65 is provided with ducts 66, 67, which are located so thatthe duct 66 will discharge a portion of the contents ofthe receiver into the chamber 32 and the duct .67 discharge its contents into the chamber 31.

To operate the discharging device, a plunger 68, mounted to slide in the back member 7, is arranged to engage the tube 62 outside the reservoir. A toe 69 is fixed tothe cover 9 so as to engage the plunger 68 when the cover 9 is raised. Thus it will be seen that the downward movement of the plunger will tilt the discharging device, the contentsof which will be emptied into the re ceiver 65 and be carried offthrough the ducts 66, 67, to the chambers 31, 32.

To provide for conveniently filling the reservoir a funnel 70 is fixed to the plate 10 directly over the reservoir, and'is provided with a cap 71 fitting into the funnel and flush with the top of the plate 10.

To register thecontents of the reservoir 64, 11 provide a drum 72 mounted to rotate in a bracket 73 fixed to the under side of the plate 10 directly over the reservoir 64. A flexible connection 74 is secured to the drum 72 leaving the ends free to engage a float 75 on one end and a counterbalance 76 upon the other, which counterbalance is free to slide within a tubular guide 77 fixed in the reservoir 64. When the reservoir is being filled the float will rise, which transfers the weight of the counterbalance on one side of the drum and rotates it to that side. As float, being heavier than will cause the drum to it will allow the liquid matter to' the level for automatically rotate to its side and lift the counterbalance in its ide. Upon the periphery of the drum provide marks or words, such as are shown in the development of the face of the drum, in'Fig. 11, viz; Empty, Refill and Full, arranged at proper distances so that they will be seen through the window 78 located directly above the drum in the plate 10, to indicate the position or the amount of liquid in the reservoir.

To automatically close the cover 9 when the closet is not in use, I provide means controlled by the seat adapted to engage the cover 9, which means is constructed, ar-

ran ed and operated as follows: push lever 9 having a depending arm 80 1s mounted to rock in a bracket 81 secured to. the back member 7, with the depending arm 80 passing through a hole 82 in the back member. A rocking lever 83,'is mounted to rock i in a bracket 84 depending from the back member 7, one end of which is adapted to engage an abutment 85 secured to a flexible connection 86, which passes over a pulley 87 and is attached to the depending arm 80.

Aweight 88 is secured to the opposite end of the flexible connection 86 for. forcing the lever 79 forward.

A rod 89 hinged at 90 to the seat 5 is provided with jamnuts 91 adjustable on the rod, in position to engage the other end of the rocking lever 83 for lifting the weight from its bracket92 and relieving the tension on the arm 80 and push lever 79, which will.

fall to a resting positionasshown in Fig. 4,.

until the cover is again raised.

The parts are 50 arranged that the push lever 79 is normally at rest when the seat and cover are down. The first movement in raising the cover causes allowing the j am nuts 91 on the depending rod 89 to rise and the weight 88 hanging from the end-of the lever 83 .by the abutment 85, to pull on the depending arm 80 and force the push lever 79 forward as shown in dotted outline in Fig. 4. The further movement of the cover causes the push lever to be forced back, which will take the weight from its seat, and the weight being past its center, where, if released, it will fall by gravity to its closed position.

To provide for the cover closing noiselessly and to prevent the sudden jar which the seat to rise,:

heavier than the cover tends to force it back might be caused by the quick action of the.

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"thespring pressed plunger, where finally it rests.

To insure the carrying otf'of all odors within the casing 1, I arrange a series of holes 99 near the bottom, which, with a is raised from "'ditional weight off the seat and the flaps ventilating pipe 100 situated at the back of the casing, tend to induce a current of air to pass upwardly through the casing and out through the ventilating pipe 100.

When the closet is to' be used, the cover the seat, Which takes the adby the action of the springs and weights, close upon the tubular body and conceal from view the contents of the'feces chamher. the cover, the seat is caused to lift by the faction Simultaneously with the raising of of the plungers and the disinfecting device v amount of disinfectant into both the feces chamber and the urine'chamber.

Upon the seating of the person using the closet, the flaps will immediately open, permitting direct access to the feces chamber. Y The solid matter'fall'ing upon the ridge of the upwardlyextendingportion of the bottom, will be caused to travel "down the inclined bottomto the sides of the chamber,

' which, should there be any liquid'the'rein,

will be forced upwardly by and'the cover will be pushed 80' and push lever 7 9, where will prevent any splashing by the falling of therein. The urine passing enter the trough 52, pass through the spout 53 into the flue 51,'thence into the urine chamber 32, thereby keeping the feces chamber free from urine and the liquid and solid matter separated,

.When the person rises from the seat, it

the plungers,

past its center 88 on the arm it will fall to its position'on the seat, closing the same tightly upon the plate 10 and casing.

'To provide for males using the closet to urinate without being seated, after the cover is raised, the seat is raised or the cover and seat may be raised together. In either event the flaps 12, 13, will close upon the tubular body with the gutter and eaves in position at the bottom of the body. The person may now urinate upon the flaps, which urine will pass into the gutter 21 and travel rearby the action of the weight wardly with the downward inclination of the gutter and be carried directly to the urine chamber. The contents of the urine chamber may be drawn ofl from time to time through the spigot, without receptacle from the casing 1. The'receptacle 28 may be removed from the casing to be emptied and cleaned through the door 3.

I also provide means whereby the disinfected disintegrated deposits may be com mode to a caused to discharge a predetermined removing the veye'd away from the confines of the compredetermined point, where it is collected and treated with a further disinfecting liquefying agent, from whence it passes out into the ground or elsewhere.

10 this end, it will be seen that inFigs. 1 and 4 a pipe connection 101 is carried from the discharge outlet of the receptacle 28in the commode to a receiving tank 102, which may be placed beneath the level of the ground and which is provided with baflie plates 103 and an outlet 10%, from which it passes out into the ground.

The receiving tank is also provided with a vertical pipe 105, which may extend upwardly with the end aboveth'e ground and having'a cap 106 thereon. The purpose of this pipe 105 is to deposit a disinfecting agent or to clean out the receptacle if so desired. In the forms shown in Figs.2 and 8, the closet is provided with a discharge outlet 107 for the urine chamber, as well as the pipe connection 101, both of lead to the receiving tank 102.'

In' the form shown in Fig. 3, the receptacle has a single chamber 108, into which both the feces and the urine are deposited together. In this form, the disintegrating device 109 extends the entire length of the receptacleandis controlled and operated as previously described. I This receptacle has a discharge outlet 110 which leads to the receiving tank. 1 Y

It will seen that by the construction'and arrangement of the several parts of'this closet, flies and other insects will be excluded from the receptacle at'all times by the flaps when the cover is-opened and by the cover when closed.

What I-claim is 1. A sanitary divided into separate chambers forthe feces and urine, a seat, an agitator having radially disposed prongs and a disintegrator having radially disposed beaters, said agitator and disintegrator being located within the feces chamber and operated by theseat.

2. A sanitary closet having a seat, a receptacle divided into separate feces and urine" chambers, a combined agitator'and disintegrator located in said 'fe'ces chamber and adapted to be operated by the movement of the seat, said agitator and disintegrator comprising shafts horizontally mounted in the feces chamber, beaters and prongs carried by said shafts, and stationaryprongs 'uprislng'from the bottom of the chamber which outlets closet having a receptacle shafts horizontally mounted upon opposite sides of said ridge, heaters and prongs carried by said shafts, stationary prongs uprising from the bottom of said feces chamber intermediate the heaters and prongs and in position to coaot with the prongs on the shafts, and means controlled by the movement of the seat for oscillating said heaters and prongs.

In testimony, that l claim the foregoing as 10 MOSES M. MARCUSE.

Witnesses:

F. GEORGE BARRY, G. S. SUNDGREN.

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